Is Friends Leaving Netflix in January 2019?!

UPDATE: Netflix was playing a cruel joke on us? "The Holiday Armadillo has granted your wish: Friends will still be there for you in the US throughout 2019," the streamer tweeted after the internet panicked for a few hours. Go back to your binging. All is well.

Could we BE anymore disappointed right now? It looks like Friends is leaving Netflix in just a matter of weeks. Yep, in the words of Rachel Green, looks like it's going to be a crappy new year to us all.

The NBC sitcom ran for 10 seasons from 1994-2004 and still enjoys a healthy life in syndication. It came to the streaming platform on January 1, 2015.

If it leaves, don't expect Friends to be gone from a streaming service for long. Hulu has been making aggressive grabs to be the streaming home of beloved shows, like 30 Rock, Boy Meets World,ER, King of the Hill, The Golden Girls, Seinfeld, and The Wonder Years. AT&T, which owns Warner Bros., the original studio behind Friends, is also launching its own streaming service.

Request for comment from Netflix was not immediately returned.

The Holiday Armadillo has granted your wish: “Friends” will still be there for you in the US throughout 2019 pic.twitter.com/Yd0VqRzk3r

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